Civil Litigation
Judge backs Allstate in key rulings on alleged $1.4M insurance fraud scheme
By Skyler Romero
The lawsuit claims a network of companies submitted nearly 400 bogus MRI bills in a scheme led by an unlicensed provider. Defe...
Real Estate/Development
Landlords push back on Stanford study criticizing eviction practices
By John Roemer
A new Stanford Law School study examining tenant outcomes in Los Angeles eviction courts has drawn sharp criticism from landlo...
Immigration
Migrant day laborers seek to defend California's sanctuary law
By Devon Belcher
A group of migrant day laborers is moving to join California's defense of its sanctuary law, SB 54, in a federal lawsuit broug...
U.S. Supreme Court, Immigration, Constitutional Law
Trump administration uses birthright citizenship case to challenge nationwide injunctions
By Craig Anderson
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear arguments in May on the scope of injunctive relief, with major implications for pres...
Government, Civil Litigation
LA County stalling on settlement payments, plaintiff's attorneys say
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
The delays, attributed by county officials to red tape and staffing shortages, raise concerns that the government may lack the...
Torts/Personal Injury
2 more lawsuits target Depo-Provera over alleged brain tumor risk
By James Twomey
Plaintiffs allege Pfizer and Kaiser Permanente failed to adequately warn of the risk, despite emerging studies and internation...
Securities, Civil Litigation
The complaint, filed in San Francisco federal court, follows mounting regulatory scrutiny and a steep stock drop tied to a dam...
Judge reprimands Ferguson for disruptive testimony in wife's murder retrial
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
In a tense moment during cross-examination Friday, Judge Eleanor J. Hunter scolded former Orange County Judge Jeffrey M. Fergu...
Labor/Employment, California Supreme Court, California Courts of Appeal
California Supreme Court takes up key PAGA arbitration dispute
By Craig Anderson
Justices have agreed to review a closely watched appellate ruling involving efforts by workers to avoid arbitration in PAGA la...
Civil Litigation
$22.5M settlement reached in Stanislaus County malicious prosecution case
By Wisdom Howell
On the eve of trial, attorneys for the estate of late Modesto defense attorney Frank Carson and several co-plaintiffs announce...
Criminal
Judge weighs threat allegations against Marsy's Law attorney
By Devon Belcher
A Los Angeles judge is navigating an escalating courtroom feud between a veteran defense attorney and a Marsy's Law lawyer rep...
Intellectual Property
Falun Gong-associated video platform accuses Wilson Sonsini of being a Chinese puppet
By James Twomey
Ahead of a hearing in Santa Clara County on Thursday, a Wilson Sonsini partner called the accusation by Gan Jing World a "cons...
Insurance, California Supreme Court, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
State high court to weigh reach of life insurance grace period laws
By Craig Anderson
Justices have agreed to answer a certified question from the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that could clarify whether the ...
State Bar & Bar Associations
Key witness details extortion threats in State Bar trial over LADWP scandal
By Skyler Romero
Disgraced former attorney Paul Paradis testified Thursday in State Bar Court that top officials, including former Chief Deputy...
Deputy sheriff testifies that judge drank at lunch, texted confession after wife's shooting
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Orange County Judge Jeffrey M. Ferguson took the stand in his own defense Thursday afternoon, breaking down as he discussed hi...
California lawmakers push more age verification bills despite legal hurdles
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Recent court rulings, including a new injunction in Ohio, and sharp criticism from privacy and First Amendment advocates sugge...
Intellectual Property
New molecule discovered by Berkeley Labs highlights challenges on the road to patent
By James Twomey
Berkeley Labs' berkelocene, a nuclear waste-disposing molecule, could face complex patenting issues due to an 18-month "blind ...
Judges and Judiciary, Criminal
Orange County judge takes stand again, tries to explain text confession in wife's shooting
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Superior Court Judge Jeffrey M. Ferguson struggled to explain a self-incriminating text and admitted under cross-examination t...
Immigration, Government
In ex parte order, judge blocks accused Venezuelan gangster's removal to El Salvador prison
By John Roemer
The swift order from U.S. District Judge Sunshine S. Sykes of Riverside came days after the government said it had no power to...
Immigration, Constitutional Law
Riverside judge halts Trump's attempt to revive 'Remain in Mexico' policy
By David Houston
U.S. District Judge Jesus J. Bernal wrote that the policy violations violates constitutional and federal law, and issued an em...
Judges and Judiciary, Discipline
The Commission on Judicial Performance publicly censured Judge Michael J. Carrozzo and permanently barred him from serving as ...
Two federal lawsuits claim a Roseville police dog mauled an unarmed teenage girl during a chaotic mall encounter--highlighting...
Environmental & Energy, Civil Litigation
City blames homeowners' choices in landslide lawsuits
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
Rolling Hills argues homeowners knew of landslide risks and assumed liability by building there, denying responsibility in law...
Bankruptcy
Documents reveal San Francisco Archdiocese kept list of accused priests since 2003
By Malcolm Maclachlan
More than 100 survivors suing the Archdiocese of San Francisco over alleged sexual abuse now have partial access to internal c...
Intellectual Property
MR Technologies sues Toshiba over patented storage tech
By Devon Belcher
MR Technologies, led by Austrian physicist Dieter Suess, sues Toshiba for infringing patents that revolutionized hard disk dri...
Antitrust & Trade Reg.
$2.5B NCAA settlement could face constitutional challenge
By Wisdom Howell
Objectors to a $2.5B NCAA settlement argue its 10-year injunction violates future athletes' rights, warning of appeal if appro...
State Bar & Bar Associations
LA city attorneys' water litigation talks were 'like a circus,' witness said
By Skyler Romero
Disbarred attorney Paul Paradis testifies about chaotic meetings and alleged misconduct by James Clark in a Los Angeles water ...
Judges and Judiciary, Criminal
Firearms instructor spars with prosecutor in Ferguson murder trial
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
A firearms instructor who trained Judge Jeffrey M. Ferguson disputed claims that Ferguson could have fired one-handed--central...
Technology, Constitutional Law, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Bonta appeals ruling blocking child online safety law
By Craig Anderson
California Attorney General Rob Bonta has appealed a federal judge's ruling that blocked the state's Age-Appropriate Design Co...
Immigration
In ex parte order, judge blocks accused Venezuelan gangster's removal to El Salvador prison
By John Roemer
The swift order from U.S. District Judge Sunshine S. Sykes of Riverside came days after the government said it had no power to...